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11S3"ISLSSIPUBLISHED E VER Y FRIDAY morxix. rrS7TrCr COUNTRY. ,K A. Dlt AT I ON LDIIOlt A!NI 1'HOI'ltlLIOH. ,TE SMS :- 0E DOLLAR PER AXXUAt' JNADVANCE.VOL. 3.ifTill il i ; f r 1Inis i i n , u in - i si t ift. 1 111111 I t b ' ' ' a T IJ I' 'ii iia t i vti inJNO. .42The M'Arlhnr Democrat.TEEMS Or SUBSCRIPTION I81,00 per year, and if not pyed vlthtn theyear, t$2,00 xcill be charged..These Terma must be strictly compliedwith, and no paper will be discontinued untilall arrearages art paid, unless at the optionif tke publisher.TEEMS OF ADVEHTISINO.ftT One tauare. thirteen lint or less Uralthree insertions $1 00Each additional insertion 25Cardiont year, 83,00.A liberal deduction vill be mud t toper-tona sdvcrtialnt tu (Ac year.All vdvrrtistmtnts payable in advance oron iemafidAgents for the "JlfJrtliurDfniotnil."' Tkol)wlnQoil0!B will Kaetivt mi KelMfor Sutci:ptloiit ma Advaitiiii.eal, lot tliia la., In Vl, Count)'. CLiO.Tr.TTOM Cox, Jlamileii Furnace. 'Wu. Taylcr, Mt. Pleasant.Jno. Clark, Sr.. Harrison Tow nship.J. JJlokb, Blnr-rs Store,J.Gili.fn, Willtesvill.Adam Lyhn, Swan.J. Kasou, Knox.BUSINESS DIRECTORYFOR VINTON COUNTY , OHIOU. P. HEWITT, Judge of Probate CourtW.L.EDMlSTON.Clerk Com. I'leut CourtU. F. BlNGIlAM.I'roitti'utiiig AUuniey.Wm, TISUE, SlieriJl'.JOSEFll MAOEE, Auditor.J. SWLrSTON, Treasurer.JAMES MA LONE, Reioider.NELSON RICHMOND, Surveyor.GEO. ULLOM, Coroner.County Commifsioneri,J. DO WD, KINNEY, & JOHN SYVA1M.School Examiners,0; T. GUNNING. O. W. SHOCKEY end' E. A. BRATTON.With their Post Oflice Adiefscs.ClNtlMSATI Fl'KNACE. Weslffill, Ste wKrt if- Co. Manufacturer of the betquality of Tig Iron, llanulen, ReeiUMill P. 0.I! ole Fuhsace. Stunley, Eentlry Acf'o. MauufdCturert of (lie beat qualityi) Tig Iron. 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Will.llAMDtN. Davis it Collins.Wilkuvillf.. Cline & Guidncr.BOOT AND SHOE STORES.McAhthub.-J. G. Sweilund, D. C. CrjtvII, 11, J 0 II A S 0 A ,('t'CCEJSOK TO JCSU'H JONES,). deal 1:2 mKcdkEl.Tlifolciitnl, L'ank nnd Kisccllalitcus Eecks, Mulitticry cud Wall I'lirtr,paint strelt,CIIILL1COTHE, OHIO.Books received from the Enslern Marlet at their earliest publication, or orderedwhen desired.E. F. BINGHAMAlio rncj al Law,McARTHUR. OHIO,Will practice in Vinton and adjoining counties. Office three doow West ol the TootOffice.Feb. 0. 1852. 34 tfMILT OH L. CLARK. ' JOHN P, PL VLECLARK AND PLYLEYjAttorneys al Law.McARTHUR, OHIO.Will practice in partners-hip in Vinton Conntr. Olfice, lour doers east ot Sisson & Hulbert'a Hotel.Eeb. 21. IS54. . h9.JOHN D. KQVEY,ATTORXEY & COl SELGR AT LAW.; ALBANY. AT JIBS ICl MY, OHIO.Ffbrimry 23, 1855. 4m.E.A.ERATTOH,AUcriiej "al Law,.McARTHUR. OHIO.W.1EL practice in Viftton in,l hdjuiuing. connlieu. Cff.ce, one door tutt of the1 lu Cornci." .HA. A. M. DAMAUIN.LEWIS C. DA WAR IS,CHAS, A. It, CAMARIN & CO.,WlIOLE&ALirUROCL'ltS 'U U LEKX l. ! KUDl CEjNo. 05, Fbiikt Stkelt,PORTSMOUTH, OHIO .Jmu,iry 0, ISM.--K.From the Ohio Farmer.MY MOTHER.BY ARIEL.Mother! Ohow my bosom thrills,When e'er 1 heal thy huuored name ;It wakens nobler feelings, thanAre waked by hopes ol wealth or fume;it Dungs Deiorfl my dreaming gaae.The cherUhed scenes of youthful days.The sweetest chord that ever sounds,Among the strings of memory,Is Ihut w inch bears my spirit bakTo youth, to ha opines, and lW;lliear the songs which lulled me thou,.But ne'er shall hear such strains agiiiu.Since thou hast gone, inisfortujie) oft"."UTKe'rtlTTrre now eems bright no more'.Aim joy is louud but in the fast;For of that Past thou seein'st a part,Which ne'er shall vauUh from my heart.When seeking joy in Pleasure's hall,Amid the muzes of the dance,l'vb lei t thy care was o'er me slill,Andseein'd to meet thy ino'ruful glHiice;And luuird the whisper, "Son, beware,Thou cau'bt not find true pleusura tiwxj."And then, 1 havo retraced the Tast,Till memoiy dwelt on oilier years,And bmuglit to mind thy mild reproof,Which oil has melted me to tears ;And turning troin thut scene. I've thoughtUpon wbul once my mother taught.Though year j have passeJ, her spirit still,1 know full well, is hovering round;And when 1 bland deside her grave,1 fi-el 1 am on holy ground,While scenes, in which .she bore a part,Come thronging round my stricken heart.And kneeling on that sacred spot,I've strove to tame this heart so wild,And pra'eJ to be as pure, as when1 kncult by her, a sinless child,And doubted not, her spirit there,Well pleased, has heard my ferveul prayer.O! when this changeful earthly sceneIs fading from my failing sight,An.l my free spirit plumes its wings,To try a loftier, nobler flight,Tu heaven's bright realm. 0 miy I flje,Mother, from earth, to God and ihee.What a Know-Nothing Knows.BY QUIEN SABE,WM such a queer name, you tcould hardlyaitjiposcHum muck, iiftcr all, a Knov-Xolhing knows;lie knows thut the country has nothing tonope,'Till we've banished the papists andpoisoned the Pme ;He knows that ull priests are merely thetoolsOf thedevil to worry Know-Nothing fook;That "Sisiors of Cliu'iiiy" ought to b kived;mat monks slioiiitt lie muidereil, and nunsshould be Wised;That the calender Saint.? of ancient renownAll pious 'American' oulu to 'put down,''Till the lusi of the crew is imprisoned ordead,And even S. Nicholas yields to St. Ned !He knows that a 'lurriner' ought not to no toThe polls, . though us brave us De Kalb orIe Soto ;Thinks good Lafayette was the vilest cfcall l,And knows that the 'Puritans' must haveteen natives ?He knows imagination is a dreadful expense, That doesn't udmit of ihe slightest defense;Can tell to a penny, exactly how muchWe lose every day by the pestilent Dutch ;How a pauper appears with his rags andhis laltersoiiWhat it cost to feed'Tat.' and board 'Mrs.Patterson!'Now who, from his title, would ever supposeHow muny queer things a A'. 2V. Atiuicj 'Ned Buntlihe, the godly founder of theted ol Know Nothings.THE VILLAGE DANCING SHCOOL.BY WM. S. H.One tine momin!? in Autumn, tin?quiet inhabitants of B weiethrown into the greatest excitement atsight of a bill posted upon the cornerof the street, giving notice to all thoseinterested in a dancing school to meetat the district school-house, that evening, to concert measures lor having onein that place.Many were the pious ejaculationsand upward turninff of eves in horror.at tne wicKeuness about to be consunialed in that village, when the execrable bill was first read by the 'oldfolks" of B , most of whom belonged to church, and considered themselves as sinless as mortals could be,and who endeavored to bring up theirchildren in the way they should go.--Thisopen rebellion to their views andprecepts they could hot endure; consequemly, some half dozen of the mostzealous members, headed by DeaconParsons, went for the purpose of tearing down tins offensive notice and trampling it in the dust. . ...Arriving at the corner, they found itsurrounded by a group of young lellows, who silentl v eave war for the. .i . . .deacon and his troup to enter. Thedeacon putting on a dignified look, wasAbout to lav violent hands unou the dp-tested paper, when Josh, the eldest sonor ueacon Uutterlly, sprang in front olhim with such force as t6 disturb hisequilibrium and send him reeling backwards, hitting another brother, causingthem to play "hide 'and no seek" inthe niud, as Joshua afterward, termedit. I he deacon, after some delav ingetting upon his leet, on account of hiscurijuieuce, iu mo muiiiie .amusementof the lookers on, turned to our hero,with his lace Hushed with anger andhis fists clenched as if he would demolish him in one moment of lime. Butseeing the cr6wd taking . sides againstrum, tie concluded it would. It policyto change his mode of attack so calming his purturbed spirit a little, he said,"Joshua, I am astonished at such actions as these irom the son ol a deaconof the church, who has been trained upunuer uie oenign lniiuenco ol religion.What do you think your father willsay, who has labored solans and faith-fully for the good of the church, whenhe hears what thing? his son has beenguilty ot r"It will nuke Utile difference to mewhat he says, as long as I am my ownmaster, ' answered Joshua.'Only think of the wickedness intin's : thing," continued the deacon,"which if suffered to be carried out,wjll uce!y, buQa.worse, punishmentupon this town tuan that sent upon Sodom and Gomorah. Now take my warning and advance no farther in thisabominable 6in, but tear down that notice, and ""I am much obliged to you," interrupted Joshua, "for your kind interestin my wellare; as it is con'.rary to mycustom to receive advice and obey itimmediately, 1 tlull reject your kindcounsel lor the present, but will give ildue reflection tor the, remaining part oltho diy; and if I come to the conclusion to take it down, I will give younotice this evening at the school house.In the meantiii)e,huwever', I shall guirdit sale."The deacon seeing that it was no useto reason with him withdrew, leavingJosh in quiet possession of the corner.- Evening came, and the old schoolhouse was tilled to overflowing. Theold folks knowing that their childrenwere determined upon going, resolvedamong themselves to go and overawethem, in the first of the meeting ev.erything went on swimmingly in theirfavor, and it seemed that Uie youngerportion were terrified into submission,until iney were to take a final vote tosee it they would have a school whenup went two-thirds of the hands pres.eut. i ins was more than the deaconand his followers bargained lorj so taking their hats they quickly left, giving up tor a second .time a contestedheld to their younjj sprouts, who thenchose a committcs ct which Josh waschairman, to hire a mister and providea suitable place for the school.The next day the committee hiredthe hall over Esq. Peabody's shop,whose religious scruples against lettingit lor a dancing sellout, were 'oveonby the dollar. They ilien went to thecity and engaged a teacher. The schoolwas to commence in one. week. Inthe meantime all the girls who wereblessed with such a luxury not theirindulgent grandmothers to teach 'them.tne steps, and then they would steal ouwith other girls and practice. Oncethey got into Uncle Tom Skinner'sbarn, and frightened him so, tiiat henearly went into fits, tor he thought theworld was coming to an end. At another time they were in Sally Dolittle'sgarret and the old lady, thinking, tiiatthe witches were in her house, wentand nailed a horse shoe on the chamberdoor. . . i .J hat week was an eventful one forB , there was more business transacted in it than there had ' been formonths before. Mr. Dunlap, the storekeeper, sold a greater part ol his' goodsand had to go to the city to purchasemore. Old Dick Spikes, the shoemaker, was completely "run up back river'" on shoes, and he had also to maketracks for the city, for a new supply.And in like manner was it with allwhose business came within the limitsof the wants of the scholars.On account ol the new life impartedto the village, there was a reaction inmost of the minds of the inhabitants,and they consented, before the end ofthe week, to let their children' go.Among those who held out against itas a great evil was Deacon Parsons.Perhaps the fall and defeat at the corner, may have had something to dowith his tremendous opposition. - Bethat as it may, one thing is certain andthat is, that Joshua Butterfly invitedRuth Parsons.the Deacon's only daughter to go with him, and she assented,if it could be done without the knowledge of her father, as she well knew itwould be extreme folly to think bt getting his consent. .. . 'Where there is a will there'isa way,is an old saying, and. though : ever, soantiquated is applicable in the case., otthe deacon's two children. . They withher mother agreed that Ruth shouldstay at home the first night, in order toprevent suspicion on the part of her father; but the second she should go, Mrs.Parsons telling' her husband that shehad gone to a little gatheiing at one ofthe neighbors'...!. This' plan worked admirably for the first half of the school,and then the deacon began to ; mistrustall was not. well with these gatherings,and that they were in (act, no more norless than what he detested, the dancingschool. But he had too much pride toown that lie thought such a thing, ashe had frequently boasted of the obedience of lus child. jSo afterwards healways had .something particular lorher to do. which kept -hcr. busily, employedortue evewig,i(XAn,Jja; :' Determined not to be out wilted i bythe old deacon, Joshua was ready toreceive Kutn, with "a ladder,-' utter1 fchehad retired to her chamber, as her -fathersupposed for tiie nightgown vtfiichshe would quickly slide, and march offin triumph to the hall.. But t!;is game was suddenly broughtto in end, is will be seen from the following conversation which occurredbetween our two friends at one of theirsecret meetings:'Oh, Josh! father haj lotind out forcertainty that I ha ve been to the dances,and he is dreadful angry with me.". "How did he find it out? ' asEed Joshwith .surprise. ."You know Penelope Pimple wasin night before last to see us dance,yesleiday morning she carrie rightstraight over here and told father andhe ave me regular blowing up!'"''Curse on the maids," muttered he."But you must go to-morrow night, asit is the last night of the school.""I can't, lor father has forbid meever going into that hall 8gain."Joshua was silent a few minutes, andthen looking Ruth full in the eyes, hesaid in a low tone"There is but one thinz left for us todo now, and that is to call in the aidol the minister, with whose help in afew moments we will be beyond thecontrol of your lather.""JNoneol your tooling now," saidRuth, blushing deeply."I never was more serious in tnvlife1. It is what I thouzht ot before. "' "But father,""Never mind him. He will get overit in a little while."The reader can imagine the sequelto this meeting.The next evening Joshua called forRuth and was told by her father thatthat she could not go. Thereupon hequietly drew from his pocket the cer-.1..:. : j .uncnie oi nieir marriage, anu gave itto the deacon. The amazement ol thedeacon on reading this can better beimagined than described. It vill besufficient to say that he made no opposition to going to the dance that night.We will close this sketch, by sayingthat the Deacon's two children nowlive upon a quiet little farm, given tothem by their parents, never for a moment regretting the step they had takento overcome the stubborn will of theold deax'on.Ebbing Tide of Irish Emigration.. Thomas D'Arcy McGee, in a letterto Irish Editors of America, says thatthe' effect ot the proscriptive policyiinfiiied by the "American" party inthis country is driving the Irish Catholics to Canada and back to Ireland.We quote his words:. "Already a small number ol ourcountrymen have abandoned the United States, to settle in Canada West.The Emigrant Agent for that province,Mr. Hawke, has, in his report for thepresent year, estimated Canada's gainin this class at 20,000, and he verynaturally altributes this fact to the action of the proscriptive party here'against foreigners, and especiallyagainst the Irisli Roman Catholics.'"So you perceive that the peoplethemselves have begun to find Out thatthe British tlag does not ot itself outweigh actual social wrongs, thoughperpetrated under the standard of a republic."Another class ol our settlers, possessed of small means, (from $500 to$5,000,) are pouring back into Ireland.I learn from the shippers of passengersat this port, that the return emigrationalready proceeds at the ratio of 500 perweek. Since the first of January thedepartures are said almost to balancethe arrivals a highly curious and instructive fact."We presume the latter statement ismuch exaggerated, though it may before long become true, unless the evilspirit ot intolerance which is abroadamong us is promptly layed. N. Y.Evening Post.' Since the first settlement of our country, nothing has occurred to produce soblighting an (fleet upon our prosperity,as this know' Nothing, Anti-American,Ami. Christian, Anti -Human organization. We have revolved the subjectin our mind in every shape, and cannotfind a single excuse lor it worthy of apeople educated above a Hottentot ora wild native Indian. Even the latteracted better towards the iivslforeignersthat landed upon our shores. Our country is receiving a stab from which itwill, not soon recover.' All Europemust be taken by surprise, that the only country on earth to which the friendsof freedom looked with anxious hope,has turned the worst persecutor of ourrace i . :-... . :As a matter of propriety, to siy nothing bl its inhumanity, it is a monstrousblunder and we will feel its effectsmost seriously. No man who has theprosperity of his country at heart, canjoin in such an infamous ciusade. Thereports we get daily irom all , parts otthe country, satisly us that the reign olthis evil spirit must soon be over, Itbehooves every well-wisher or our existence to see to it al once, that all theelements hostile to this foul spirit aremade effective. Vnio btalcsman. ' ;(. i jn 1 1 n t i i i ; -i JMv on,V said Mn H.4 a. Yankeewhose conversation is -reported in theci.fY.'lieqtsteti t'how could you mar.Vy, art Irish girl?''' "Why, father," saidthe son;-"rm not able to keep twowomen.1' arid if I'd' married a "Yankeegi.rlj 'd had to have hired ari lrjsh girlto'lake'taie of her."Ebbing Tide of Irish Emigration. Virginia Electon---Speech of Mr.Ebbing Tide of Irish Emigration. Virginia Electon---Speech of Mr. Wise in Washington--Rage ofthe Know Nothings over theirdefeat.At 0 o'clock this evening a tremendous gathering asaembleJ before Brown'sHotel and called Mr. Wita out to manifest to bim tha joy they experienced athis success in the election. After theMarine Band had played a number ofcomplimentary a us, Mr. Wise was introducai to the auditor! from the bateony, arid was greeted with tha most deufeniug applause by his friends, and withhoot and hisses from the Know Noihiugs, of whom there was a 'very larganumber m the crowd. Amid lip gleatekexcitement Mr. Wise cominened sid:'Illow-Citizess or WAauntoTOirinever regretted more in mi lift Hunnow thai 1 bare not tot more strenuil.It is not generous to trample on a prostrate loe lories or "good," "good," and"hear." accomoa niel bv pnuni ,,!other "demonstrations" but if everallowed to put my heel on tne back of afallen enemy I might be pardoned tonight Renewed interruptions herd oucured.j If there was ever au opponentilominetring and dictatorial, it is thatuuoerai parly which assumes now torule America. He has boasted that hewas invincible. I have met the blackknight with his vizor down, and hisshield and lances arrt broken (Mora interruptions from the 'Know Nothings.'He has crossed the North sUming hisfoot, so that tha ,atiou might feel theshaking of the earth. But ha traveledin the uight, with dark lanterns in hand,and just before day, to do his boasting ;men became appalled and their blooi'curdled iu their veins their musclescrowded on their bouei an 1 fears cameover the minds of he people, I hadproclaimed he was easily couquered. Janew the rock of defense and thatrock was the indomitable democracyTremendous cheers by the friends of Mr.Wise, and a renewal of interruptions byhis foes.Mr. Wise then briefly gave an accountof the travel he had performed, and oforatorical toils he had endured duringthe cauvass, and said': NolwiihstaudiiigSamhad achieved victories in theNorth, 1 kuew he could not meet themasses of the people; in primary assemblages, la Virginia. I kuew he couldnot stand before the pibroch and dumpof liberty. Ha might live iu the laudof secret billot, but he could not surv'mthe viva voce of the neonU. I A nu.and cries' of 'Huzza tor 3am. 'l' Ae!- i . - a . i . i . 4wiai voice nau overwhelmingly conquerea in the Old JJomluiou, Renewedapplause. t was told by my friends',and 1 now tell you, (here the coufusion was so great that the remainder ofwhat Mr, Wise said was lost.) theear of the people not to be allowed tolisten to the language of liberty ? Notonly are those 'Sams' hurrahing lor thedestruction of religious liberty, but theywould trample on the freedom of thepen and preiss. Applause and disapprobaliou. 1 tell you, you have foundyour master in a purified majority.w hichconsists of the consciemimiQ .iservative men of both old parties. Re-ne wea interruptions aud various triesmingled with applause. My friends 1would, if I were one of Hia T.nnl'a .uplmed.give you a little of the holywater you ack for; you need it.Laughter, applause and groans. Youwho are crying out there for holy waterare hyporirites. A voice, 'That's a lie:you wut it.') You have joined in thewar of the Abolitionists lne institutions of Virginia. If you want holywater go to your hihplause. mingled Wiih ciiea of 'Hurrahlor Sam." I think 1 have made convena oi you, ju.iging by your cheering.Renewed laughter by the frieuds of Mr.Wise, and cheering by his foes.1 thank you from my heart, he iron!cully said, for your decent, orderly conduct and behavior. You have demonstrated you are worihy to ha masters ofthis great country. What iaws willguard us if such men as you rula thecountry ? Discussion, it would appear,is not tolerated. . Mr. Wise was heresilenced by the groans from the KnowNothings and the hurrahs for 'Sam.'He continued . My lungs are too weakfor me to contend with a rabble likeyou. A mob of Know Nothings hasseized on the capital ot the coun'ry. Ileave to conservative Whigs and indomitable Democrats to say whether thiadisgrace Shall abide here. Cries of 'No,no,' 'no and teueral of interruptionsby the Know Nothings . I must thankyou my friends, for the comoliment vouexpected to pay me. Cries of 'Go on,go on. 'J No, 1 shall not go on. Mylungs win not permit u. Renewed invitations to BO on.l I will rnnr-lnrln hvj jsaying, here in Washington freedom ol;Speech Was not allowed br this tvrantaud dictator arid dark lantern oligarchy,wdicq ever seeks to oppress.Mr. Wise then withdrew amid theapplause of his " friends and the joy ofMsiues. urowus ol tue friends ot Air.Wise now rushed into the hotel andwarmly congratulated him. The KnowJNotbiugs lor ail hour longer continuedtheir noises, w hen, becoming weary ofineir performances, and uoarsa withtheir own brawling, they dis persed.' Some rusty, crusty, fusty, lusty, musty, dusty, cuify curmudgeon of a niah,gave the following toast at a celebration: , "Our hre engines May they belike our old maids vef ready, butnever wanted. .-:. - -. i.i, ; ''So.you would not lake me fort weny?." said a young lady .to her partnerwhile dancing a polka, a few eveningssince, .- What would you take tue for?'"For bcUer or for worse," lit replied.How to put the Shilling on theShelf.Parents who would keep'their chitoren in the healthy, happy a'.moapherao the home affections, preserve thaitbo'ys front dangerous contact at nightwith the vicioua and profane of thes'.reet,- must surround them witrt the at'.ractious of home entertainments, thefood aud recreation which choice books;pleaaaul conversation, racv maeazlnes.and the daily newspapers so richly afford. The habit of reading at home itnot a rare on iu a city where four t!lousand childreu belweeu the ages of sixYud sixteen are ia attendance upon thbest schools in the world. But whatmora than all other things averages theintelligence and eojoyraeul derived frg.a "reading is the uswpaper. Let all readit, and its information, incidents, lurj.and facts become common property andthe source of common pleasure and Improvement. Conversation takes a moreenlightened tone, and tha youngest boyreads and mingles his geography andarithmetic ruJim-iiu wiifj his father'sconversation, oftentimes with advantag to b'.h. The habit of reading theue.vspaper is an excellent one amongthe young, particularly becaus it brlngainto play so iuu.:h knowledge that wouldotherwise lie dormant. Il is en clientschuol-master iu examining the boys.mey cauuoi reaa one without havingall the acliuul learning brought intoplay, all the wit sliaine:iid. all thathoughts rendered mora sprightly andvigorous, an uih tastes more elevated,all tha appetit for kuowtedze mora ea;ger and acute.Then, it fumlshea topics fur the evsning talk, and its thousand items of thagoings on of all the world, its-recordsof battles, seiges, shipwrecks, fires, accidents, the new Inventions, books;amusements, songs, the changes in manners, language, laws, the loss of crops,chips, or crowns, the advent of fashions,men, slates, or planets, the rise aud 'fall of slocks, princes and humbugs, elllupercads the old thread bare subject ofthe weather where the daily paper isread.He who will deny his wife and chlNdreu the daily paper for the sake of acigar a day is a very selfish man aud will,like the weed ha pod's, noma to smokeal last, Cut ha who quits the Havana;and puts the shilling on the . shelf forthe paper, will have a happier familyaround him, smarter bojs aud girls, abetter home, a clearer head, a lighterheart, aud a heavier purse, PlainDealer. ,A Revolving Battery for WarPurposes.We saw yesterday at the SuffolkWorks, an extraordinary improvementiu artillery, which is called "Shaw ftAmes' Patient Revolving Battery," theinvention of Mr. Erasmus N. Shaw and.Emerson Ames, both citizens of Baltimore. It consists of a brass cylinder,revolving horizontally, and containingany number of chambers, wilh a stationary ba.rel.. It is loaded, primed audswabbed, all with one simule movementof a break, which we saw repeatedeighteen times in one minute. The barrels aud chambers are urevented frombeing overheated by a simple but effectual arrangement. The mechanism forloading, primine and swabbios i varrsimple and ingenious. ' '1 he batterv which we sav vraaofaminiature si2e. carrvine an inch hallThe larger batteries are expected to workmore siowiy, a battery carrying a fourpound ball of canuister and crana of thasame dimensions can be discharged fiftyl ines per minute, without auy cessation. .The entire operation can be rierform.ed by one man, and so complete is itsarrangement and construction that iliaalmost beyond a possibility of an accident from a premature discharge, whichirequeiitly occurs in ordinary cannonaud artillery pieces. There is now inthe course of construction at tha aboveworks, one of much larger caliber tbartthe one which we bad the aratiHrat-nriof seeing in operation yesterday, whichis to be sent to the ordnament at Washinc'.on for their annmv.iBait. Republican. ,A Sample from a Bushel of Frauds..Seme of the opposition iournala ataflaunting, along with aundry other gar-oirn sentences, ai tue nead ot their column's, the following sentence pretendedto be an extract from a letter of Geo.La Fayette : . ,If the liberties of the Reoubiic are stardestroyed,, it will be through . machinations oi uoman rnests. La Fayetlt.The above extract is taken from a letter wtitten by La Fayette to a gentleman'in New York, soon after his return toFranca in 1826. But here is the wholeof the sentence, and shows tu thidepths the advocates of ihe nsrtv willdescend to impose upon the credulityof the uuinformed i , , ,,...1 cannot but admire vour nohle urn.-tiraents of devotion and attachment toyour country and ita institutions. Butl musi be permitted to assure yon thatthe feats which, in patriotic zeal; youseem to entertain, that if ever the liberty of the United States is destroyed, itwill baby Priests, arc certainly withoutany shadow of foundation whatever! 'Who would hava thought :that forselfish purposes tny -. American jdafdalwould thus misreofestnt and hin!J.- - j. r -omy Upon the grave of a departed hero.in an ungratetut effort to disfranchiseStatesman.... 1 i ,i i ; :, ;.,A pretty woman is a brilliant poem,full of rhyme, sentiment, and alf 'minner of illustrations. ' When boucd, in..one s arms, she increases to ssvetaltimes. . ;